C-2523751-52Elizabeth II2003An Act to modernize employment and labour relations in the public service and to amend the Financial Administration Act and the Canadian Centre for Management Development Act and to make consequential amendments to other ActsPublic Service Modernization ActPublic Service Modernization20196
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P-33.4222003Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate and House of Commons of Canada, enacts as follows:Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Public Service Modernization Act.Public Service Labour Relations ActThe Public Service Labour Relations Act is enacted as follows:[See Public Service Labour Relations Act]Amendments to the Financial Administration Act[Amendment][Amendment][Amendment][Amendment][Amendment][Amendment][Amendment][Amendment][Amendment]Public Service Employment ActEnactment of ActThe Public Service Employment Act is enacted as follows:[See Public Service Employment Act]Schedule to the Public Service Employment ActThe schedule to the Public Service Employment Act enacted by section 12 of this Act is set out in Schedule 2 to this Act.Amendments to the Public Service Employment Act[Amendment][Repealed before coming into force, 2008, c. 20, s. 3][Repealed before coming into force, 2008, c. 20, s. 3][Repealed before coming into force, 2008, c. 20, s. 3][Repealed before coming into force, 2008, c. 20, s. 3][Amendment][Repealed before coming into force, 2008, c. 20, s. 3]Amendments to the Canadian Centre for Management Development Act[Amendment][Amendment][Amendment][Amendment][Amendment][Amendment][Amendment][Amendment][Amendment][Amendment][Amendment][Amendment][Amendment][Amendment][Amendment]TransitionalTransitional Provisions Arising from the Enactment of the Public Service Labour Relations Act in Part 1Interpretation[Transitional provision]Public Service Staff Relations Board[Transitional provision][Transitional provision][Transitional provision][Transitional provision][Transitional provision][Transitional provision][Transitional provision][Transitional provision][Transitional provision][Transitional provision][Transitional provision]Bargaining Agents and Bargaining Units[Transitional provision][Transitional provision]Managerial or Confidential Position[Transitional provision]Choice of Process for Dispute Resolution[Transitional provision]Collective Agreements and Arbitral Awards[Transitional provision][Transitional provision]Conciliators and Fact Finders[Transitional provision][Transitional provision]Alternate Dispute Resolution Process[Transitional provision]Arbitration[Transitional provision]Designations, Conciliation and Prohibitions[Transitional provision]Complaints[Transitional provision][Transitional provision]Grievances[Transitional provision][Transitional provision][Transitional provision][Transitional provision][Transitional provision][Transitional provision]Transitional Provision Arising from the Amendments to the Financial Administration Act in Part 2[Transitional provision]Transitional Provisions Arising from Part 3[Transitional provision]Transitional Provisions Arising from the Enactment of the Public Service Employment Act in Division 1 of Part 3[Transitional provision][Transitional provision][Transitional provision][Transitional provision][Transitional provision][Transitional provision][Transitional provision][Transitional provision]Transitional Provisions Arising from the Amendments to the Public Service Employment Act in Division 2 of Part 3[Transitional provision][Transitional provision][Transitional provision][Transitional provision][Transitional provision][Transitional provision][Transitional provision][Repealed before coming into force, 2008, c. 20, s. 3]Transitional Provisions Arising from the Amendments to the Canadian Centre for Management Development Act in Part 4[Transitional provision][Transitional provision][Transitional provision]Consequential AmendmentsConsequential Amendments Arising from the Enactment of the Public Service Labour Relations Act in Part 1 and the Amendments to the Financial Administration Act in Part 2Access to Information Act[Amendment]Aeronautics Act[Amendment]Auditor General Act[Amendment][Amendment][Amendment]Bank of Canada Act[Amendment][Amendment]Canada Customs and Revenue Agency Act[Amendment][Amendment][Amendment][Amendment][Amendment]Canada Elections Act[Amendment][Amendment][Amendment][Amendment]Canada Evidence Act[Amendment][Amendment]Canada Grain Act[Amendment]Canada Labour Code[Amendment][Amendment][Amendments][Amendment][Amendment][Amendment]Canada Marine Act[Amendment][Amendment]Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation Act[Amendment][Amendment]Canada-Newfoundland Atlantic Accord Implementation Act[Amendment][Amendments][Amendment][Amendment][Amendment]Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Resources Accord Implementation Act[Amendment][Amendments][Amendment][Amendment][Amendment]Canada Oil and Gas Operations Act[Amendment][Amendment]Canada Pension Plan[Amendment][Amendment]Canada Petroleum Resources Act[Amendment]Canada School of Public Service Act[Amendment][Amendment][Amendment]Canadian Commercial Corporation Act[Amendment]Canadian Food Inspection Agency Act[Amendment]Canadian Forces Superannuation Act[Amendment]Canadian Human Rights Act[Amendment]Canadian Institutes of Health Research Act[Amendment][Amendment][Amendment][Amendment]Canadian Payments Act[Amendment]Canadian Security Intelligence Service Act[Amendments][Amendment][Amendment][Amendment]Canadian Space Agency Act[Amendment]Children’s Special Allowances Act[Amendment]Citizenship Act[Amendment]Civil Air Navigation Services Commercialization Act[Amendment][Amendment]Cooperative Energy Act[Amendment][Amendment]Copyright Act[Amendment]Corrections and Conditional Release Act[Amendment]Courts Administration Service Act[Amendment][Amendment]Defence Production Act[Amendment][Amendment]Department of Human Resources Development Act[Amendment]Department of Veterans Affairs Act[Amendment]Diplomatic Service (Special) Superannuation Act[Amendment]Employment Equity Act[Amendment][Amendment][Amendment]Farm Products Agencies Act[Amendment]Federal Court Act[Amendment]Financial Administration Act[Amendment]Financial Consumer Agency of Canada Act[Amendment][Amendment]Hazardous Materials Information Review Act[Amendment]Immigration and Refugee Protection Act[Amendment][Amendment]Inquiries Act[Amendment]National Film Act[Amendment]Non-smokers’ Health Act[Amendment]Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions Act[Amendment]Old Age Security Act[Amendment][Amendment]Parks Canada Agency Act[Amendment][Amendment]Parliamentary Employment and Staff Relations Act[Amendments][Amendment][Amendment][Amendment][Amendment][Amendments]Pension Act[Amendment]Privacy Act[Amendment]Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) and Terrorist Financing Act[Amendment][Amendment]Public Service Employment Act[Amendment][Amendments][Amendment][Amendment][Amendment][Amendment][Amendment][Amendment][Amendment][Amendment][Amendment][Amendment][Amendment][Amendment][Amendment]Public Service Rearrangement and Transfer of Duties Act[Amendment][Amendment]Public Service Superannuation Act[Amendment][Amendment][Amendments][Amendment][Amendment][Amendment]Publication of Statutes Act[Amendment]Royal Canadian Mounted Police Act[Amendment][Amendment]Royal Canadian Mounted Police Superannuation Act[Amendment]Saguenay-St. Lawrence Marine Park Act[Amendment]Status of the Artist Act[Amendment][Amendment]War Veterans Allowance Act[Amendment]Terminology Changes[Amendments][Amendments][Amendments]The amendments made by this Part to replace the expressions “public service of Canada” and “Public Service” by the expressions “federal public administration” and “public service”, respectively, are to be considered as terminology changes only and are not to be held to operate as new law.Consequential Amendments Arising from Part 3Consequential Amendments Arising from the Enactment of the Public Service Employment Act in Division 1 of Part 3Auditor General Act[Amendment][Amendment]Canada Customs and Revenue Agency Act[Amendment][Amendment]Canada-Newfoundland Atlantic Accord Implementation Act[Amendment]Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Resources Accord Implementation Act[Amendment]Canadian Institutes of Health Research Act[Amendment]Canadian Security Intelligence Service Act[Amendment]Canadian Space Agency Act[Amendment]Employment Equity Act[Amendment][Amendment][Amendment]Financial Administration Act[Amendment]National Film Act[Amendment]Parks Canada Agency Act[Amendment]Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) and Terrorist Financing Act[Amendment]Public Service Labour Relations Act[Amendment]Referendum Act[Amendment]Veterans Benefit Act[Amendment]Consequential Amendments Arising from the Amendments to the Public Service Employment Act in Division 2 of Part 3Access to Information Act[Amendment]Financial Administration Act[Amendment]Privacy Act[Amendment]Public Service Staff Relations Act[Amendment]Public Service Superannuation Act[Amendment]Consequential Amendments Arising from the Amendments to the Canadian Centre for Management Development Act in Part 4Access to Information Act[Amendment][Amendment]Financial Administration Act[Amendment][Amendment]Privacy Act[Amendment][Amendment]Public Service Staff Relations Act[Amendment][Amendment]Public Service Superannuation Act[Amendment][Amendment]Revolving Funds Act[Amendment]Coordinating AmendmentsPublic Service Modernization Act[Amendment][Amendment]Financial Administration Act[Amendment][Amendment][Amendment][Amendment][Amendment]Public Service Employment Act[Amendment][Amendment]Public Service Employment Act[Amendment][Amendment]Public Service Labour Relations Act[Amendment][Amendment][Amendment]Yukon Act[Amendment]Bill C-2[Amendment]Bill C-6[Amendment]Bill C-12[Amendment]Bill C-13[Amendment]Bill C-17[Amendment]Bill C-18[Amendment]Bill C-19[Amendment]Repeals[Repeal][Repeal]Coming into ForceComing into forceSubject to subsection (2), the provisions of this Act, other than sections 1 and 262 to 285, or the provisions of any Act enacted by this Act, come into force on a day or days fixed by order of the Governor in Council.Part 2 of the Public Service Labour Relations ActPart 2 of the Public Service Labour Relations Act, as enacted by section 2 of this Act, or any provision of that Part, comes into force on a day or days to be fixed by order of the Governor in Council, made on the recommendation of the Minister, within the meaning of subsection 2(1) of that Act, after consultation with the Chairperson of the Public Service Labour Relations Board appointed under section 12 of that Act.[Note: Sections 1 and 262 to 285 in force on assent November 7, 2003; sections 14 and 19, the definitions amended Act, former Act, former Commission and new Commission in section 68 and sections 77 to 83 and 246 to 250 in force November 20, 2003, see SI/2003-178; sections 21 to 35, 85 to 87 and 251 to 261 in force April 1, 2004, see SI/2004-42; section 5 in force December 1, 2004, see SI/2004-159; preamble, sections 1 to 3 and Part 1, as enacted by section 2, in force April 1, 2005, see SI/2005-22; Part 2, as enacted by section 2, other than subparagraph 209(1)(c)(ii), paragraph 211(b) and section 231, in force April 1, 2005, see SI/2005-23; Parts 3 and 4, as enacted by section 2, sections 36 to 66 and 88 to 226 in force April 1, 2005, see SI/2005-24; sections 3, 4, 6 to 11 and 67 in force April 1, 2005, see SI/2005-25; sections 12 and 13, the definition of new Act in section 68, sections 69 to 76 and 227 to 245 in force December 31, 2005, see SI/2005-122; subparagraph 209(1)(c)(ii), paragraph 211(b) and section 231, as enacted by section 2, in force December 31, 2005, see SI/2005-123; sections 15 to 18, 20 and 84 repealed before coming into force, see 2008, c. 20, s. 3.][Amendment](Section 13)[See Public Service Employment Act]RELATED PROVISIONS
— 2017, c. 9, s. 55(2)Other referencesUnless the context requires otherwise, every reference to the Public Service Labour Relations Act in any provision of an Act of Parliament other than a provision referred to in subsection (1) is to be read as a reference to the Federal Public Sector Labour Relations Act.